emperor:"……"
Although the praise was a bit perfunctory and not as serious as the praise for the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, it was still praise after all.
The carriage was quickly prepared, and the emperor took Yu Yiluo out of the palace in a low-key manner.
The carriage drove for a while before stopping in front of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Yu Yiluo was carried out of the car and saw a mansion. When she looked up, she saw a golden nanmu plaque hanging right above the vermilion lacquer gate, with three big characters "Tai Shi Fu" written on it in a flamboyant style.
The emperor snorted coldly and said to the eunuch Cao beside him, "Have someone remove this plaque for me later. It's an eyesore."
After saying that, he walked past the gatekeeper and went straight in.
"Who are you?" a maid asked in confusion when she saw three people coming in.
Because he was leaving the palace in a low-key manner, the emperor wore casual clothes, and so did Eunuch Cao.
"I……"
Just as Eunuch Cao was about to speak, the maid's gaze fell on Yu Yiluo and her expression changed.
"Are you here to see the Master? Wait a minute, I'll go get the Madam."
After saying that, he turned and ran away, leaving Eunuch Cao with a puzzled look on his face.
......
Madam Fang was drinking tea in the main hall when she saw her maid rushing in. She said unhappily, "What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The maid bowed and glanced at Master Fang. Seeing that he ignored her, she walked over to Madam Fang and whispered in her ear.
"Master, I have something to do."
Grand Tutor Fang was still immersed in the matter of being dismissed from his post, and waved his hand with a gloomy look.
He could attend court before, but now he can’t, and the emperor refuses to see him.
Since the emperor didn't want to see him, he wrote a memorial, but he couldn't submit it.
After leaving the main hall, Mrs. Fang, accompanied by her maid, came before Eunuch Cao and the other two. Looking at Yu Yiluo in the emperor's arms, she sighed.
"You're here to look for that rebellious son, right? Is this his child?"
As he said this, he winked at the maid, who handed a bulging purse to Eunuch Cao.
"Here's the money for you. Give me the child and go!"
The young master often seeks pleasure outside. Women often come to his house before, but they were all sent away by his wife. Unexpectedly, the one who comes now is carrying a child.
[Mrs. Fang must be treating me like her good-for-nothing son's child. Looking at how skilled she is, she must have spent a lot of money to clean up her son's mess.]
Eunuch Cao frowned and scolded, "How dare you! You haven't even met the Emperor and the little princess yet."
Master Fang came out of the main hall and hurriedly quickened his pace when he heard the familiar voice.
It was the voice of Eunuch Cao. Could it be that the emperor remembered him?
Seeing the emperor in the courtyard, Master Fang was delighted.
He stepped forward and knelt down to salute, his voice resounding, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."
Mrs. Fang and her maid, who were still doubting the truth of Eunuch Cao's words, quickly knelt down and saluted.
"Get up!"
Grand Tutor Fang stood up and, smiling, led the emperor to the main hall.
Compared to the smile on his face, Mrs. Fang's face looked a little pale.
She had never expected the emperor to be so low-key and come with a child in his arms. Now, not only did she have to face the master's questioning, but she also had to endure the emperor's wrath.
"Is the Fang Mansion a den of kidnappers?" Eunuch Cao smiled at Grand Tutor Fang, shaking the silver in his hand. "The Emperor and I haven't even entered the house yet, and your wife is already hurling silver at us. She even asked us to leave the little princess behind. Are you treating us like kidnappers?"
Master Fang glanced at his wife with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me," Madam Fang knelt on the ground, "I didn't know you were the emperor."
"Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
Grand Tutor Fang smiled and changed the subject, "My injury has healed. What are your wishes, Your Majesty?"
The emperor stared at him with a half-smile, "It seems you've hit it so many times that you've figured out the tricks."
Eunuch Cao tried hard to hold back his laughter, but Yu Yiluo couldn't help it.
[Grab the bamboo shoots! You've grabbed all the bamboo shoots on the mountain.]
"I came here today to find out who restored the Palace Music Picture."
Palace music picture?
Master Fang thought for a while before he remembered.
"My daughter restored it. Your Majesty, didn't you allow my daughter into the palace because of this? Is there something wrong with the painting?"
This shouldn't happen. He spent a lot of money. Could it be that he was cheated?
"You're still lying," the emperor slammed the table heavily. "I already know it was Concubine Li who repaired it. What else do you want to say?"
Master Fang, who was still wondering if he had been cheated, was surprised. He didn't know it was Concubine Li when he was looking for her.
"Your Majesty, I must have said something wrong. I didn't know it was Concubine Li."
The emperor sneered and winked at Eunuch Cao.
Eunuch Cao called out to the door, "Come here, take down the plaque on the gate."
The servant heard the conversation inside and knew the emperor's identity, so he dared not disobey.
"emperor."
Master Fang became anxious, and only then did he realize that the emperor was here to settle accounts today.
The emperor drank his tea calmly, as if he didn't hear him.
After a while, the servants came to report that the plaque had been taken down.
The emperor then looked at the anxious Master Fang beside him.
"How much do you know about what the Queen has done over the years?"
Master Fang stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
He saw that other families had daughters entering the palace, so he also wanted to send his daughter in to consolidate his position, but the emperor would not agree, so he had to find another way.
After finding a way to send his daughter to jail, she still didn't contact him.
Master Fang lowered his eyes. Could it be true that his daughter Zha Lifei was a villain?
He knew that his daughter was somewhat scheming, but for a woman living in the palace, it was a good thing, so he did not control her too much.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, the emperor withdrew his gaze.
"Did the Queen do something?" asked Grand Tutor Fang anxiously.
Mrs. Fang, who was kneeling on the ground, also pricked up her ears. If something happened to her daughter, the Fang family would be finished.
Since their son is not a good person, the Fang family places all their hopes on their daughter.
"No hurry," the emperor stood up, "I'll call you when the Queen is interrogated."
At this time, a servant came running out.
"Master, some people say that the young master has raped a woman. I want you to give me an explanation."
The servant spoke hurriedly, and only after he finished speaking did he notice that there was someone inside.
The main hall was extremely quiet, and Grand Tutor Fang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Not only was that rebellious son useless, he even dared to forcibly seize a commoner's daughter.
Is someone fanning the flames? Grand Tutor Fang's son often takes advantage of his sister, the Empress, to bully others. The common people, mindful of the Empress and Grand Tutor's status, dare not speak out. Each time, Madam Fang dismisses him with money.
The queen is good at acting. Although her reputation among the people is not as high as that of Queen Lu, she can still be considered a good queen. Therefore, the people who were bullied by Fang Qiang dared not speak out, because even if they did, others would just laugh it off.
Some people even think it is a blessing to be related to the queen's brother.
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